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Live cattle futures are rallying back on Friday, with contracts $1 to $2.60 higher. December options expire today. Cash trade kicked off kicked off with $220-222 action in the north. Sothern action has been limited to bids of $218. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed dressed sales...

Soybeans are showing Friday losses of 10 to 12 cents so far at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 11 1/2 cents lower at $10.37 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $1.50 to $2.80, with Soy Oil futures steady to 6 points higher. There were 78 deliveries issued...

Live cattle futures posted Thursday gains of $1.75 to $2.50 at the close. Preliminary open interest was up 3,705 contracts. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday with some light action at $220 in the north. Sothern action has been limited to bids of $218. Feeder cattle futures extended the bounce...

A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution.

Corn futures posted gains on Thursday, with contracts up 3 to 4 cents in most front months, as December was up 6 ¼. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 cents on the day at $4.02 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 100,800 MT of...

Live cattle futures posted Thursday gains of $1.75 to $2.50 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday with some light action at $220 in the north. Sothern action has been limited to bids of $218. Feeder cattle futures extended the bounce back to Thursday, with contracts $3 to...

Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 57 cents to $1.05 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $72.65 on Thursday afternoon, up $0.56 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 6 cents on December 2 at $81.67. USDA’s Export Sales...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.05 (-0.33%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -1.00 (-0.23%). Sugar prices finished lower on Thursday, consolidating this week's losses. On Monday, sugar prices fell sharply to 1.5-week lows amid India's ramped-up sugar production....

Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1 gains at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $72.08 on Thursday morning, up $3.07 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 6 cents on December 2 at $81.67. USDA’s Export Sales report...